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I feel like everything is a bubble these days.

These guys ask for $50,000 and get 3/4 of a million. Or maybe I'm just old.

Yep, and for the price of 1, you could probably save a life: https://watsi.org

People like their toys even if at the other end of the earth people still don't have food or good health.

There are many different ways in which 3d printing could save lives, probably in a more sustainable way than just donating to single person in need. Helping kickstarter campaign like this to succeed pushes the whole 3d printing market a little bit further.

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